There is a snake in this room whose venom is so deadly that your heart would stop before you even knew he’d bitten you. There is a snake who can open her mouth so wide she could swallow all of us, together, in one gulp. There is a pair of snakes who have learned to drive a car so recklessly that they would run you over in the street and never stop to apologize.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room – Lemony Snicket
Elsa: It’s time to see
What I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong
No rules for me
I’m free!
Frozen – “Let It Go”
Quark: I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this.
Garak: What is it?
Quark: A human drink. It’s called root beer.
Garak: Uh, I don’t know…
Quark: Come on, aren’t you just a little bit curious?
[Garak sighs, takes a sip and gags]
Quark: What do you think?
Garak: It’s vile!
Quark: I know. It’s so bubbly, and cloying, and happy.
Garak: Just like the Federation.
Quark: But you know what’s really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to like it.
Garak: It’s insidious!
Quark: Just like the Federation.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4: Episode 1 – “The Way of the Warrior”
Neville chuckled. Luna turned her pale eyes upon him instead.
“And I don’t know who you are.”
“I’m nobody, said Neville hurriedly.
“No you’re not,” said Ginny sharply.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
It is very useful, when one is young, to learn the difference between “literally” and “figuratively.” If something happens literally, it actually happens; if something happens figuratively, it feels like it’s happening. If you are literally jumping for joy, for instance, it means you are leaping in the air because you are very happy. If you are figuratively jumping for joy, it means you are so happy you could jump for joy, but are saving your energy for other matters.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning – Lemony Snicket
Hans: I mean it’s crazy…
Anna: What?
Hans: We finish each other’s —
Anna: Sandwiches!
Hans: That’s what I was gonna say!
Frozen – “Love Is an Open Door”
Julian Bashir: They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle.
Garak: But I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4: Episode 1 – “The Way of the Warrior”
“I love hearing Mum shouting at someone else,” said Fred, with a satisfied smile on his face as he opened the door an inch or so to allow Mrs. Weasley’s voice to penetrate the room better. “It makes such a nice change.”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed. If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven’t, you cannot possibly imagine it.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning – Lemony Snicket
Anna: Don’t know if I’m elated or gassy
But I’m somewhere in that zone..,
Frozen – “For the First Time in Forever”
The Love Pirate 